Love Affair (BM 1266)
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Love Affair (BM 1266) is a very deep, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.8, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Love Affair
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Love Affair by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Love Affair, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Alaea | SW 7579 | 12 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Rose Garland | 100D-6 | 13.3 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | In the Red | 1007-5A | 11 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Old Burgundy | 13-05 | 13 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Love Affair (LRV 13.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Love Affair
Darker than Love Affair
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1266 |
| Hex | #85595D |
| RGB | 133, 89, 93 |
| HSL | 355°, 20%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.7, 18.7, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Love Affair (BM 1266), published as #85595D
#77505B
#94625D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Love Affair (BM 1266)?
- Love Affair has an LRV of 13.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Love Affair is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Love Affair in another brand?
- Alaea (SW 7579) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Love Affair warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Love Affair as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.